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A meteor burst into the skies above New England on Saturday afternoon, generating a dazzling daytime fireball and a powerful “double boom” that reverberated through nearby residences.
The American Meteor Society noted that the celestial object pierced the atmosphere around 2:30 p.m. and subsequently broke apart over the ocean, just off the coast of eastern Massachusetts.
One Boston resident expressed, “I have never encountered such a deafening explosion.”
A home in Mass. where the explosion was heard. Dave Mulcahey via Storyful
Another individual shared, “My sister called from Lexington… she heard the boom and then the windows shook,” highlighting that the impact was strong enough to jolt a newly constructed house.
Specialists have indicated that the fireball created by this meteor was exceptionally large.
“It was definitely bigger than a normal fireball, about a yard wide,” said Robert Lunsford of the Fireball Program Monitor at the American Meteor Society.
The explosion referenced on an aerial map of New England. NOAA
He added that it was unlikely the meteor hit the ground.
“We would need more information about the trajectory, the speed and other aspects to know for sure if it hit the ground, but if it didn’t burn up, then it would have landed in the ocean,” he continued.
“Most of them do burn up before they hit the ground.”
Several people filed reports with the U.S. Geological Survey registered the shaking with the National Earthquake Information Center, according to an agency spokesperson.
No geological event was recorded on the agency’s seismographs, meaning the shaking was not due to an earthquake.
The phenomenon was observed from Delaware to Montreal.
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